AJMLS will host an alumni reception for friends and alumni who are attending the State Bar of Georgia Annual Meeting in Savannah. The reception will be from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., June 1, 2012 at the Westin Savannah Harbor Golf Resort & Spa, 1 Resort Dr. Savannah, GA 31421. If you live, work or will be in the area for any reason, and are attending, be sure to visit the AJMLS reception to enjoy food, fun and fellowship with Dean Lynn and other AJMLS alumni and friends. Each year, more and more alumni attend, and it is sure to be a lot of fun.

On June 28, 2012 Dean Lynn, Judge James G. Bodiford (’79), Judge Roger Rozen (’79) and Brian Douglas (’03), will host the 2012 Cobb County Alumni Gathering from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Simpatico, in Marietta. There is no fee to attend. Last year’s Cobb County gathering was packed with alumni, so don’t miss out on this opportunity to network. Light hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar will be available.

The Fulton County After Work Gathering will take place from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on July 12, 2012, at Flavor Café Bakery, in Sandy Springs. There is no fee to attend. This is a perfect opportunity to wind down after work and connect with other AJMLS alumni in a fun and exciting setting. Flavor has a great menu and the setting is wonderful, so bring a friend and stay for dinner.

Join Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School as it hosts the 10th annual Bobby Lee Cook Practical Legal Symposium. The event will be held from 1 – 3 p.m. on Friday, September 7, 2012 at the Blackburn Conference Center located across the street from the law school. Mr. Cook and distinguished members of the Georgia legal community will discuss trends, challenges, and responsibilities in the legal profession. The event is open to the public and entire AJMLS community. For more information, please contact Barbara Chelikowsky at bchelikowsky@johnmarshall.edu or call (404) 872-3593 ext. 150.

All Gwinnett County AJMLS alumni are invited to the 2012 Gwinnett County Alumni Luncheon. The luncheon will be held at noon, on September 27, 2012, at Dominick’s Italian in Lawrenceville. We have a large group of alumni who practice and live in the Gwinnett County area, so be sure to take advantage of this opportunity to network with fellow alumni. Lunch is sponsored by Gwinnett County’s own Oliver, Storm & Wilson Law Group, LLC, so there is no fee for alumni to attend! Please RSVP to Chad Dillard at cdillard@johnmarshall.edu or call (404) 872-3595 ext. 287.

Sign up for the “Dean on the Green” AJMLS Golf Tournament!
@ North Fulton Golf Course

Oct 19 @ 12:00 pm – 6:30 pm

The John Marshall Alumni Association invites you to join Dean Lynn at the first Dean on the Green AJMLS Golf Tournament! The event will begin at noon on October, 19, 2012 at the North Fulton Golf Course, 216 West Wieuca Rd., Atlanta, GA 30342. To kick off the event, a grilled lunch with Dean Lynn will be provided, followed by a full day of golfing. This will be a SHOTGUN FOUR-PERSON SCRAMBLE TOURNAMENT. This event is open to the entire AJMLS community and their friends.

The cost of the tournament is ONLY $40 for students and $58 for everyone else. Tournament registration includes your green fee, cart fee, a sleeve of balls and lunch with Dean Lynn. Individual Prizes will be awarded on two holes for longest drive and on two holes for closest to the pin. We are also hoping to have a hole in one prize. After the tournament, prizes will be awarded to participants and players will receive a gift bag from the AJMLS Alumni Office.
This is one of the most beautiful golf courses in the city and our first ever school golf tournament. North Fulton Course was first designed in 1937 by Chandler Egan in collaboration with Walter Hagen and Atlanta’s greatest golfer, Bobby Jones. Located in the heart of Chastain Park, Atlanta’s largest park, North Fulton Golf Course is situated on the site of an ancient Creek Indian Village. The golf course is also formerly home of a pre-Masters PGA Tournament and the National Public Links Tournament.

SPACES WILL FILL UP FAST! If you would like to participate, please mail a check for your entry fee to Chad Dillard at AJMLS, 1422 W. Peachtree St. NW, Atlanta, GA 30309. Please make the check payable to the John Marshall Alumni Association. If you would like to request individuals be placed in your group, please include the names of those you would like in your group. Please also indicate if you need to rent clubs so they are ready for you upon your arrival. Additional fees may be required for club rentals.

ATTENTION ALUMNI BECOME A SPONSOR TODAY!

In order to make this event successful, we need you and your firm’s support. If you or your firm would like to be a hole sponsor for this event, please email Chad Dillard at cdillard@johnmarshall.edu.

The Alumni Office in conjunction with the Career Development Office invites you to attend the 2012 Solo Practitioner Boot Camp.

The boot camp, which will be held from 1-5 p.m. on November 1, 2012 at the Blackburn Conference Center, will be moderated by AJMLS Adjunct Professors Joseph Rosen and Marty Ellin. Training topics will include setting up and managing your law practice; client development; skill development; technology and communications; pro bono opportunities; and more. The program will also include two solo practitioner panels, and guest speaker, Alvaron A. Arauz of Growth Management Consulting. There will also be a vendor resource table to provide participants more information about various services and products available to assist solo practitioners.

After the event, we encourage participants to join us at the Artmore Hotel, located a short distance from the conference center at the corner of W. Peachtree and 15th Streets, for a networking opportunity with alumni, students, vendors, and other legal professionals.

It is free to attend the boot camp, however, if participants would like to receive CLE credit (3.4 CLE hours, including 1.0 Professionalism hour – credit applied for), a $45 fee will apply. For more information, to RSVP, or to register for CLE credit, please contact Chad Dillard, Assistant Director of Alumni at cdillard@johnmarshall.edu of 404-872-3593 ext. 287.

Dean Richardson Lynn cordially invites Savannah area alumni of Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School to join him at the 2013 Savannah Alumni Luncheon from noon to 1:30 p.m., on Saturday, March 2, 2013 at Leoci’s Trattoria restaurant. This is a great opportunity to gather and network with other alumni. There is no fee to attend. To RSVP contact Chad Dillard, Alumni Director, at cdillard@johnmarshall.edu or call (404) 872-3593 ext. 287. We hope to see everyone again!

The John Marshall Alumni Board meeting will be held from noon to 2 p.m., on March 28, 2013 at the Blackburn Conference Center. Our Alumni Board has grown to near capacity, and it is always a pleasure welcoming them to our school. We look forward to their continued support and dedication to our community.

For more information about the John Marshall Alumni Board, please go here.

The Atlanta’s John Marshall Alumni Association invites you to join Dean Lynn at the Second Annual Deans on the Green AJMLS Golf Tournament at the North Fulton Golf Course, 216 West Wieuca Road, Atlanta, Georgia 30342, on Friday, October 25th, 2013, starting with a grilled lunch with Dean Lynn at 12:00 P.M.

The tournament will be a SHOTGUN FOUR-PERSON SCRAMBLE TOURNAMENT. The cost of the tournament is $65.00 per player ($25.00 for students) and includes your greens fee, cart fee, a sleeve of balls and lunch with Dean Lynn.

The Alumni Office will hold a mass swearing in ceremony for the July 2013 bar exam passers and any other AJMLS alumni who would like to be sworn into the Court of Appeals or Supreme Court of Georgia. We will be honored by Justice Carol Hunstein of the Supreme Court and Judge T. Jackson Bedford of the Fulton County Superior Court. There will also be a representative from the Court of Appeals.

The ceremony will be held at 5:00 p.m. on November 13, 2013 at the G. Alan Blackburn Conference Center. After the ceremony there will be a reception with light hors d’oeuvres. Please plan to arrive at 4:00 p.m. to arrange the necessary paperwork.

In order to be sworn in to any or all of the courts, you must have ALL checks and paperwork into the Alumni Office no later than Tuesday, October 29, 2013.

Superior Court – For admission to the Superior Court, the Alumni Office will need the Original Certificate you receive from Bar Admissions.

Georgia Supreme Court – For the attorney admission form for the Supreme Court, please go to: http://www.gasupreme.us/admissions/ and complete the application. AJMLS will provide the sponsoring attorneys so please leave that portion blank. The cost to be sworn into the GA Supreme Court is $30 and must be paid through the website. Please attach a copy of your PayPal receipt with your application.

Court of Appeals – For the attorney admission form for the Court of Appeals, please go to: http://www.gaappeals.us/admission.php. The cost to be sworn into the Court of Appeals is $30 and checks are to be made payable to the Clerk of the Court of Appeals. Please send in your check and application to the Alumni Office.

Parking will be available in the AJMLS parking deck and other local decks.

For more information, please contact the Alumni Office at (404)872-3593 ext. 287.

UPDATE: Thank you to everyone who submitted their paperwork by the court’s deadline. The Alumni Office is not able to accept late paperwork as the deadline is set by the court, not the law school. To be sworn-in at your own convenience, please refer to the Georgia Bar website.

The Alumni Office will hold a mass swearing in ceremony for the July 2014 bar exam passers and any other AJMLS alumni who would like to be sworn into the Supreme Court of Georgia. We will be honored by Justice Carol Hunstein of the Supreme Court and Judge T. Jackson Bedford of the Fulton County Superior Court.

The ceremony will be held at 6:00 p.m. on November 5, 2014 at the Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta, located across Spring Street from the law school. After the ceremony there will be a reception with light hors d’oeuvres. Students, faculty, staff and alumni are welcome to attend invite with friends and family.

For those participating in the swearing in ceremony, please plan to arrive at 5:30 p.m. to arrange the necessary paperwork. In order to be sworn in to any or all of the courts, you must have ALL paperwork into the Alumni Office no later than Thursday, October 30, 2014. For admission to the Superior Court, the Alumni Office will need the Original Certificate you received from the Georgia Bar Admissions. There is no fee or other paperwork associated with this court. For the attorney admission form for the Supreme Court, please go to: http://www.gasupreme.us/admissions/ and complete the application but be sure to leave the Bar Number blank. The law school will provide the sponsoring attorneys so please leave that portion blank. The cost to be sworn into the Georgia Supreme Court is $30 and must be paid through the website. Please attach a copy of your PayPal receipt with your application.

Parking will be available in the John Marshall parking deck and Jewish Federation lot.Please contact Alumni Director, Virginia Arnold at varnold@johnmarshall.edu or call (404) 872-3593 ext. 287 with additional questions.